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Thread #73990   Message #1289882
Posted By: CarolC
06-Oct-04 - 12:11 AM
Thread Name: BS: Is the USA really a democracy?
Subject: RE: BS: Is the USA really a democracy?
I've been thinking about your post for a while, Brucie, and also about Uncle_DaveO's last post.

Uncle_DaveO, I think the electoral college is producing exactly the opposite result from the one you think it's producing. Because of the Electoral College, presidential candidates only concern themselves with being accountable to the "battleground states" during the run-up to the election. The states that are solidly in one camp or the other, and these can be either states with large populations, or states with small populations, will hardly be noticed by the candidates. As a result, many large and small states (those with large populations and small populations) get left out of the process, while a small handful of states (ones with a significant number of delegates up for grabs, and therefore, not small states) get all of the canidates' attention and consideration.

Brucie, do you honestly beleive that a government that is capable of what you are suggesting this one is (especially with regard to chemtrails) would pay any attention whatever to letter campaigns from ordinary citizens? Personally, I do not. And my experience as a prolific letter writer has born that out, as far as I'm concerned.

The only effect I've ever noticed as a result of letter writing campaigns is that the rhetoric (spin; lies) gets adjusted in whatever way is necessary to enable them to continue to mislead the public. And these days, not only will the letters make no difference whatever, they'll probably get you put on some kind of Homeland Security list, as well.